The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-04

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/ year. An unlucky day to move
! HUNTINGDON, with population of about
five thousand inhabitants, has now only one
| licensed hotel.
Squire Kinkead sold tract of land in
Portage township recently, the considera-
ton being S5eCO.
On Sunday morning the nigh wind blew
down the upper half of the Central House
sign in this place.
Mr.. F. II. Ba 'ker, of this place, will
| start on Monday next on western tour of
I several weeks duration.
There is a law on the statute book against
betting on elections but the Supreme Ccnrt
has decided it unconstitutional
Several families in town have been visit
| ed by scarlet fever. but it is of very mild
type and very few cases have terminated
fatally.
Mrs, Susan Hughes, aged thiTty-four
years, died at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Lizzie Adams in CIeartield township
on Friday last.
The proprietors of a Pittsburg shot
tower have been sued for maintaining nuis-
ance and poisoning the air air of the neigh
bOrhOOd with unwhOlsome OdOrs.
The Supreme Court has refused to hear
further argument in the McMeen Miffiin
county murder case and the wife poisoner
must suffer the penalty of the law.
The remains of William Heitchue, whose
death in Camden, n. j., we mentioned last
week were brought to this place on Friday
and inferred in the Catholic cemeteryon Sat
day last.
When the Salvation Army in Lock Ha-
ven halted in front of a saloon the other day
and began singing lines, the words of which
were, ''It is water we want, not beer" the
/ saloon keeper genial and obliging person,
/ turned the hose 90 them.
Editor Lloyd, of tie Herald. is getting
/ the lumber on the ground preparatory to
/ building an addition to the house recently
{ purchased by him on the corner of Julian
snd Sample streets.
Mr.. j. A Ludwig, of Somerset county.
has been exercising his vocation of piano
and organ tuner in this vicinity for the past
week. Mr.. Ludwig has been a regular visi-
tant in that capacity since 1869
Mr.. David J. Jones, of Cambria Twp,
is very uneasy about his son Winfield. The
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by a comrade, who had left the young man
sick at Denver, Colorado, about three
months ago.
"A shooting match between Mr.. William
Luther, of MADEIRA, CIearfield county, and
Mr.. E. E. Brilliant, of Cherrytree, Indiana
county, will come of at the Clearield rife
range on Thursday of next week. The
match is for purse, the amount of which
we do not know.
1t is said that a gang of lightning rod
sharps have been operating in surrounding
counties, and will. no doubt, soon be in our
midst. The alleged contracts" which
they ask their victims to sign, contain the
usual catch clause that converts the paper
into negotiable note.
Judge Easley, at the regular monthly
meeting of the Poor Directors, held on
Tuesday last, rendered his resignation as
a member of the board. The other directors
we're averse TO parting with Judge Easley,
and refused to consider it, and it is likely
the Judge will continue to the end Of bis
term.
On Wednesday of last week the dwell
ing house of Mr.. Sebastion Graft, in Bari
J township, was destroyed by fire while the
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! fire is supposed to have caught from the
fue. All the furniture, together with lo
of grain and about $50. in money, were
burned. The loss is estimated at about $500
Mr.. Frank Saupp, OF Loretto last weeb
sold to James E. Curry the property nov
occupied by him on Eleventh avenue, AL
toOns, between 14th and 18th streets, 70
! S6. 500, and the adjoining property occupied
by George r. Stone, to Messrs. A. r. Vol
& Co.. for "a 900. The Messrs. Wolf pIo
pose erecting a new building on the ground
purchased by them.
The storm of Sunday blew down tht
oldest Catholic place of worship in th'
Monongahela Valley the st. Thomas Chapel
opposite Braddockfeld. 1t was erected BY
Thomas Kenny over seventy years ago
and abandoned thirty years ago, because o
the underlying coal having been mined, rem
) dering the structure dangerous Many OLE
, residents of Braddock were baptized in th,
, church.
w. Q. TuQgle, LAGRANGE, Ca, writing
about Darbys Prophylactic Fluid, says: 81
Is a priceless jewel as a disinfectant anC
deodorizer. Ny wife states for the benefi
! of young mothers that it is a valuable ad-
iunct to the nursery" 1t is equally 80 Il
parents travelling with children. Not onl,
is the Fluid invaluable as deOdorizer, bu
a few drops added to the water in bathiD
will remove all eruptions from the skin
chafng, etc, and greatly refresh and soothe
People who took trade dollars for eight,
cents and saved them up, will soon hav
them redeemed at par, thus making mic
, little percentage. There are always OppoI
advantage of them. Just now the way
, save money is to buy your dry goods, dres
: goo0s, boots and shoes, groceries and provis
:. ions at John Owens store on High stree
where goods are always sold at bottor
prices.
The annual meeting of the Juniata Va
8 ley Editorial Association was held at tn
: Jacob House, Mifflintown, Saturday a weeh
The following persons were elected officer
D for the ensuing year President, H. G. DerT
. a toona Tribune; Vice President, j. "
: Speedy, Port Royal Times; Secretary ant
Treasurer. E. Conrad McVeytown Jo1caal
, Executive Committee, Hugh Lindsay, Hun
! tingdOn Local Ne1Cs W. w. Trout, Lewis
town Free Press. and J. w. Jackman, of th
n Miflintown Democrat and Register. Erie
I Pa, was named as the most suitable plac
i and August 23d. as the time for having th
: next annual excursion.
!, -Profs. j. w. Leech and 7. T. Beare
will reopen their Normal School in thi
: nIaca for the summar in AnriI II il thai